Order of Miss Read Books
Miss Read was the pen name of English novelist Dora Jessie Saint (1913-2012); an author of novels set on the British countryside. Her series included Fairacre and Thrush Green – both set in British villages. “Miss Read” was also a character who appeared in her Fairacre series. Saint also worked as a teacher. She retired from writing in 1996 and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1998. Dora Jessie Saint passed away in April 2012 at the age of 98.
Miss Read became a published author in 1955 with the novel Village School. Her final novel was Christmas at Thrush Green (written with Jenny Dereham), published in 2009. Below is a list of Miss Read’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Fairacre Books
| Village School | (1955) |    |
| Village Diary | (1957) | |
| Storm in the Village | (1958) | |
| Miss Clare Remembers | (1962) | |
| Over the Gate | (1964) | |
| Village Christmas | (1966) | |
| The Fairacre Festival | (1968) | |
| Emily Davis | (1971) | |
| The Christmas Mouse | (1973) | |
| Tyler's Row | (1973) | |
| Farther Afield | (1973) | |
| No Holly for Miss Quinn | (1976) | |
| Village Affairs | (1977) | |
| The White Robin | (1979) | |
| Village Centenary | (1980) | |
| Summer at Fairacre | (1984) | |
| Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre | (1989) | |
| Changes at Fairacre | (1991) | |
| Farewell to Fairacre | (1993) | |
| A Peaceful Retirement | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Fairacre Collections
| Tales from a Village School | (1994) | |
Publication Order of Thrush Green Books
| Thrush Green | (1959) | |
| Winter in Thrush Green | (1961) | |
| News From Thrush Green | (1970) | |
| Battles at Thrush Green | (1975) | |
| Return to Thrush Green | (1978) | |
| Gossip from Thrush Green | (1981) | |
| Affairs at Thrush Green | (1983) | |
| At Home in Thrush Green | (1986) | |
| The School at Thrush Green | (1987) | |
| Friends at Thrush Green | (1991) | |
| Celebrations at Thrush Green | (1992) | |
| The Year at Thrush Green | (1996) | |
| Christmas at Thrush Green | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Thrush Green Non-Fiction Books
| The World of Thrush Green | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Caxley Chronicles Books
| The Market Square | (1966) | |
| The Howards of Caxley | (1967) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Fresh from the Country | (1955) | |
| Hobby Horse Cottage | (1958) | |
| The New Bed | (1964) | |
| Plum Pie | (1964) | |
| The Little Peg Doll | (1965) | |
| Tiggy | (1973) | |
| Hob and the Horse Bat | (1974) | |
| Animal Boy | (1975) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Little Red Bus & Other Rhyming | (1991) | |
| Miss Read's Christmas Book | (1992) | |
| A Country Christmas | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Miss Read's Country Cooking, Or, to Cut a Cabbage-Leaf | (1969) | |
| Fortunate Grandchild | (1982) | |
| Time Remembered | (1986) | |
| The English Vicarage Garden | (1988) | |
| Early Days | (1988) | |
| Mrs. Griffin Sends Her Love and Other Writings | (2013) | |
Note: Christmas at Thrush Green was co-authored by Jenny Dereham.
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